Of Arms and Arcane - Chapter 172

WARNING: DARK AND MATURE CONTENT. Readers discretion advised.Serena Alaric wanted nothing more than a quiet life, far from the shadows of her family’s dark past. But when masked enforcers storm her home and drag her into the clutches of the Council of Vitae, she learns her blood is the key to a deadly legacy she never asked for.Lucian Draven is the cold and ruthless leader of a powerful mafia syndicate, cursed to endure unimaginable pain. The Council claims Serena is his only salvation. Yet beneath the Council’s polished facade lies a web of lies, experiments, and betrayal that runs far deeper than either of them imagined.Forced into an uneasy alliance and given a time limit to produce an heir, Serena and Lucian must navigate a treacherous world of power and manipulation, where trust is a rare commodity. As they uncover the truth about the Council’s sinister plans, their hatred begins to give way to something unexpected—a bond forged in fire and blood.But with enemies closing in from all sides and time running out, Serena and Lucian must decide: will they fight their fates, or embrace the dangerous connection that could either save them, or destroy them both?

[Across the past and present + past and present life + entertainment industry]

The young priest who had been trapped in the temple her entire life committed suicide after the rebels captured her, and was reborn in modern society in the body of Qi Wu, a young girl who committed suicide by jumping into the sea.

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“Rookie Assemblage Order” is a phenomenon-level talent show that has exploded in recent years. Future all-around idols, e-sports greats, top music stars, and national movie queens were still struggling to survive on this show.

However, not long after the show started, they all said that Qi Wu was the star of their lives.

Qi Wu’s daily life as a talent show participant: working, making money, and occasionally dealing with children’s problems.

Qi Wu in the eyes of netizens: strangely powerful, a boss, always crushing the audience.

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Jin Si is recognized as a poisonous flower in the entertainment industry. He can only be seen from a distance and will die if he touches him. Even die-hard fans have to admit that it would be better if their male god didn’t have that mouth.

Until one day, Jin Si posted a Weibo message.

[Jin Si V: I have always been a firm fog-onlyist @祁武]

A week later, the news that the Crown Prince of the Xi family attended the dinner together with Qi Wu, who was already a top figure in the entertainment industry, became a hot topic.

Netizens immediately exploded: Help, I got a real CP!

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The text is over! [The full-level gangster protects the short heroine vs the black-bellied gangster gangster male protagonist] Stormy pet 1v1

The daughter of the Yun family, who had been lost for twelve years, faced a problem as soon as she returned to Jiangcheng. If she did not fall in love, she would inherit hundreds of billions of property. In order not to inherit the family property, he and the prince pretended to be a fake couple, thinking that the well water would not make the river water. However

“Nan Nan, shout brother, I’ll make you whatever you want.”

“Nan Nan, sugar is sweet only when two people eat it together.”

… Qin Yao: “My wife has no power to tie the chicken, so she is not allowed to bully her.” Everyone looked at the woman in Qin Ye’s arms, and at the hundreds of people who were beaten on the ground and screamed, shivering!

Master Qin: “My wife doesn’t know anything from the countryside, so I have to let her.”

Later, famous painters, medical professors, scientists… all came to ask for advice.

Crowd: Aren’t you from the countryside, a bum who doesn’t know anything?

Later, bigwigs from all over the world paid high prices to poach people.

Master Qin took his wife into his arms and threw out countless black cards: “Look who has more money.”

the day of the interview

The reporter asked: “Is there any secret to chasing such a beautiful and versatile wife?”

“Be able to cook, be a hooligan, have a good appearance and a good figure, and more importantly, be physically strong!”

Deputy cp [Domineering pseudo-abstinence Captain Su vs Amorous Chu Fairy]

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Kailen Darkhaven's world crumbled when his parents died two years ago in a beast tide invasion in New York City. Alongside slipping into depression that caused his grades in school to drop exponentially, he failed to become an awakened on his sixteenth birthday. Losing his consciousness due to his frail body and a life of poverty one evening in an alleyway on his 17th birthday, he thought he would die, only to wake up in the same alleyway to a shocking holographic screen before him''Fusion complete, you have obtained a time dilation artifact.. You are too weak, you will be taken into the pocket world of the time dilation artifact to train in 3...2...1....''Follow Kailen's journey, as he embarks on a journey with this cheat item, to stand at the Zenith of of the Universe.This novel is participating in Webnovel Spirity Awards 2025.Disclaimer : This is purely a work of fiction.The setting, including any imitation of real names, places ,people or events is purely coincidental .